Augmented Reality Lab holding Open House for virtual art and technology displays March 10

The Augmented Reality Lab in the Faculty of Fine Arts opens its doors to the York community March 10 for interactive demonstrations of augmented reality (AR) and GPS locative media research projects in development. From 11am to 3pm, visitors will have the opportunity to experience projections on FogScreen, immersive virtual environments and other innovative applications […]

Researchers developing next generation of data analysis and visualization tools

$11.5 million interdisciplinary project includes computer scientists, vision scientists, designers, artists and social scientists at York, OCAD and U of T, with 14 industry partners How do you look at millions of genomic patterns and see the diagnostic implications? How do you assimilate satellite data to better predict and visualize the effects of global warming, […]

$1.4 million 3D FLIC project to build GTA's capacity for 3D film production gets media mentions

York University's 3D FLIC project, which will bring filmmakers, vision scientists and psychologists together to expand the GTA's capacity for 3D film production, attracted coverage in the Toronto Star on February 23: York University says it has secured more than $1.4 million to fund the 3-D Film Innovation Consortium, a two-year partnership to expand the […]

Researchers expanding GTA's capacity for 3D film production

$1.4 million interdisciplinary project includes filmmakers, vision scientists, psychologists and industry partners Filmmakers, vision scientists and psychologists at York University have secured over $1.4 million to fund the 3D Film Innovation Consortium (3D FLIC), a two-year academic-industry partnership that will expand capacity for 3-D film production in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Ontario. "The […]

York study finds video gamers are in training for bigger tasks

Playing video games for hours on end may prepare young Billy to become a laparoscopic surgeon one day, a study from York University has shown. The findings, published online in the journal CORTEX, demonstrate that playing video games reorganizes the brain’s activity and can lead to better control of skilled movements. Alterations to the brain’s […]